A ridiculous 10′ mural displayed recently in the Florida capitol depicting Martin Luther King Jr. and Trayvon Martin, along with what appears to be, or at least is supposed to depict, George Zimmerman shooting a gun. (story here)

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Another artist should produce a piece that has Trayvon seated on George’s chest, bashing his head on the sidewalk while a continuous loop recording plays with Trayvon’s voice saying “You’re gonna die tonight, MF” and have GEORGE”S face be a mirror. The title of THIS ONE should be “What would YOU do?”

LetJustice said it all!! I agree!! I wish some artist would do this, but I bet it would not be allowed be displayed. Talk about double standard. Makes me sick! Race card is getting old.. It hurts everyone!!!!

Well at least they had the “color” of the shooter down pat in their “art”.
Sorry, I grew up in DC and Chicago, no BGI type is going to explain the “reality” to me. I know and all of you know what the reality is.

Oh, that reference to a suburban version of Hip Hop is here.

Something that angers/pleases my daughter when she says what? and I reply What, what, .. what what and start dancing… ;)

OMG…..lovemygirl…..this song became my anthem when it first came out!! LOL. A few months prior to its release, I was SEVERELY criticized and embarrassed by my family for shopping at a Goodwill in Tallahassee near a VERY UPSCALE neighborhood. I took my boys in one day and when they realized they could get 10 items ( Hollister, Aero, American Eagle, etc. ) for the same price as ONE Tshirt ……they were AMAZED!! I bought a London Fog trench with tags still on it….for $4!! With 6 of us to clothe it gets expensive QUICKLY and if I can cut corners, I’m darn well gonna do it!!

A few months later my boys played this song for me and we all had a HUGE LAUGH (and a cool moment ). Thanks for the reminder. ;)

Funny, i don’t remember George being dressed in a all black para-military outfit that night. Somebody should get a t-shirt printed up with the word “lies” in big bold black letters and a arrow and have his/her pic taken next to that piece of propaganda.

The painting is disgusting. How Gov. Scott can allow something like that be posted in the capitol, but then again he is a coward, and done nothing but spaend tax payers money on that Gream team. George should sue the artist big time..

I’ve wondered about that too but it appears the King family is, according to Crump’s comments at the Black ‘journalists’ convention, working with Al Sharpton and the Trayvon ‘foundation’ to have a 50th anniversary “March on Washington’.

Of course associating King with Trayvon and anything to do with Al Sharpton is really damaging to the ‘brand’ so unless the King family is desperate for cash ( and they maybe) you’d think wiser heads would prevail upon them to keep their distance from Crump, Sharpton and the other race hustlers working this case.

His niece, Dr Alveda King has expressed her opinions that MLK would not be happy about the way the BGI has used this story for financial gain. She was also quite certain that MLK, himself, would have never worn a hoodie:

“The mural also contains blank spaces where the public can share their thoughts…”

Interesting… surely a piece of art displayed in the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame that invites the public to ‘share their thoughts’ on the canvas wouldn’t censor or discriminate against members of the public who are offended by the blatant misrepresentation depicted.

I find it very offensive that this “art” gets to hang in the state capital building. And it annoys me to no end that the Dram Defenders are still sucking up my tax money by camping out in the capital. It is time for the Governor to tell them if they want to continue their protest it is time to move outside to the lawn. See how long they last in the August sun instead of air conditioning. It is time for them to go. Their initial demand was met, now they want a special session well, that has been met somewhat too as the issue will be revisited in the fall session. Now, when the SYG law is not changed in that session are they just going to move in permanently? This is ridiculous and it is time for the Governor to take action because they are not going to vote for him anyway and are going to do everything in their power to get him not re-elected so it is time to start thinking about the majority of Floridians who support SYG and not the vocal minority. Enough is enough.

Not sure what the message is supposed to be – the MLK and TM and equal and killing one represents killing the other?? And I agree – the shooter looks more like an Al Qaida terrorist than GZ. Then again, a lot of what passes for “art” is beyond my comprehension. I’m still trying to get over Madonna’s video of she and black Jesus having sex on the altar.
Then there’s the freak, Sinead O’Connor, who urged children of the world to engage in WAR against the evil Pope John Paul II in a singsong mockery of a High Mass incantation (which is very beautiful, by the way) and ending with her tearing up a picture of the Pope.

New Orleans has a knack for taking a positive event and turning it into a public relations disaster. Example. Ray Davies ( of the British band the Kinks fame) comes to New Orleans to donate musical instruments to the city’s schools. Of course he is robbed and then shot when he ( foolishly as the BGI warns us) confronts the thief. Story might not have been big news in the US but it was in the UK and how many British tourists scratched New Orleans off their ‘must see’ lists?

Over the last few decades more than a few Brit tourists have been ‘scratched off the list’ during their NOLA visits. Never did figure out why tourists believe that the city’s as safe as their own. I wonder if they’d jump out of a car on safari and pet the lions as they think they’re tame since they’re in a park? The city doesn’t want the hotel concierges warning folks about wandering into the gray areas around the projects or low-cost housing (about 40% of the downtown city) or the cemeteries without a guide (preferably heavily armed) so the sheep just wander around. I have not been back into the city to eat in over three years and even my downtown loving wife doesn’t feel the need, it’s just too dicey.

I had seen this article in a local news article but couldn’t find a thread that was proper to post it on. I am glad you reported about it. It is disgraceful. Where is the blood running down George’s face in that picture? These people need to be forced out of our capital building. NOW!

JFP…..AMEN!!! I emailed the Govenor and told him his supporters were NOT AMUSED and his voting base was shrinking RAPIDLY!! The cost is now over $300,000!!! I think he should dig into his own pockets and pay this expense since the voters seem to have NO SAY in the matter….I added that into the email…..might be why he hasn’t responded!! LOL. ;)

The only true racists are those who insist on labeling themselves as victims, regardless of (and almost always contradictory to) the facts. They depend (and thrive) on perpetuating a false reality promoting (and they believe excusing) a culture devoid of personal responsibility.

Naturally, this will be promoted at the Florida State House (and/or other government facilities), as the very existence of either depends on the other.